Formed in 2013, this is an expat specimen fishing group based in Stockholm, Sweden. Many of those taken part have been fishing for some years together now and it's time for a fresh challenge, namely, specimen coarse fish. Join us as it all unfolds..

Friday, August 24, 2012

I was down on Skeppsbron today checking the gulls for rarities among them, a cracking sunny day it was too! After a while I wandered up tp Stockholm Strommen, passing by the crews setting up for the Triatalon World Championships. On arrival at Strommen it was apparent there were a few fishermen around and the reason became clear, the sluice gates have been opened for 24hrs. on account of the triathalon! I watched for 30 minutes as around eight fishermen fished trot leger flies across the current in wide arcs, before there was a hook up, a what a fight it gave it's captor! This cracker weighed 22lb., a pristine fish in perfect condition.
The Salmon rune is well underway in the centre of the city, the royal palaces here are the backdrop. Salmon now running in numbers, with the peak still to come. Seatrout are also running, though the peak will be a little later, a phemonenal Seatrout venues this with double figure fish not unusual and twenty pound plus fish occasionally taken. Urban fishing maybe, but the quality of fish being caught here is quite remarkable...

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Fantasy Fishing League History.

The League was started in 2006 between a group of workmates here in Stockholm. Although everyone involved really, really wants to catch the biggest fish, it's only a bit of fun and none of us take it too seriously, honest...It is however important to note that giving each other a hard time is considered neccesary, blank days are the fault of those who fail to catch and that the tears that come when it all goes horribly wrong, when it occurs, are to be encouraged and enjoyed by all in the name of sportsmanship...